| | THE FLEET CLUB (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04) |
 | | On one of these occasions one of the new blokes said, "we just came from Alexandria, we were in the Fleet Club all last night, cor you should have seen the belly dancer, built like a brick dunny she were". |
 | | But with a bit of luck that could change, because it was a known fact that if the fleet was in Alex harbour, then the fleet club would be crawling with sailors, and the tombola tables would be full to overflowing. |
 | | Below us we heard a gong being sounded and I offered what I thought was a witty comment ‘bring out your dead’ No one laughed but one lad said, ‘tha’ could be oor trough gong’ So we scuttled downstairs and got seated round a table and waited for the waiter to bring our grub. |
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